#endrapeculture

Imagine if we talked about other fundamental human rights the way we talk about consent.

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(CW: Sexual violence, misogyny, abuse)

Please read the full thread, thanks.

Why This Game (No Mercy) is Dangerous

Promotes sexual violence: The game’s description brags about “never taking no for an answer” and includes unavoidable rape scenarios.

Incest glorification: Players are encouraged to “fuck your mom, fuck your auntie.”

Silencing critics: The devs (Zerat Games) ban anyone who calls this out (like me) to hide their crimes. Which is an abuse of moderator tools and violating Steam’s Community Guidelines.

Laws It Violates

🇬🇧 UK: Banned under the Online Safety Act (2023) for “encouraging sexual violence.”

🇦🇺 Australia: Removed for violating classification laws (depictions of sexual assault).

🇨🇦 Canada: Likely violates Criminal Code Sec. 163 (obscene material).

How to Report It

Steam Support Ticket:

Go to help.steampowered.com → Games → No Mercy → Report illegal content.

DEMAND Steam remove it globally, not just in banned countries.

Email Steam’s Legal Team:

[email protected] (Subject: “No Mercy Violates Int’l Law – Remove Immediately”).

Tweet @Steam + tag journalists (more below).

@kotaku @the-mary-sue @anarchogaming @feministfrequency @collectiveshout

📢 Reblog this to force Steam to act. The more noise we make, the harder it is for them to ignore us. Normalizing and desensitizing major violence against women is disgusting.

***UPDATE 1:

"Message from Steam Support on Apr 10 @ 1:33pm | 56 minutes ago

This community hub ban was issued by the developer's moderation staff.

Developers follow the Global Rules & Guidelines, but they may also have specific rules regarding what content is acceptable in their game hub.

We won't be reversing their decision, so we recommend contacting their support team for further information and to appeal: No Mercy support

Best Regards, John"

***This response from Steam is infuriatingly dismissive, but it reveals their flawed system—where developers can silence critics of abusive content. So basically, Steam told me they ‘won’t reverse’ bans for calling out rape games. Share this everywhere—Valve only acts when exposed or deals with liability. Give them the PR disaster like 'Rape Day'.

Why Steam’s Response is Bullshit

They can overrule dev bans (they’ve done it for racist/homophobic moderation).

They’re lying by implying this is just “community guidelines,” not illegal content. **This is predatory corporate behavior. They’re betting we will give up. Prove them wrong.

***UPDATE 2:

Another disappointing response, but it reveals their weak point: They admit developers’ moderation affects consumer trust—which means we can weaponize that.

Financial Pressure

A. Report to Payment Processors

Visa/Mastercard: Report Form"Valve processes payments for [No Mercy], which depicts criminal sexual violence. This violates your Terms of Service." (Payment bans scare Valve more than user reports.)

B. Washington State AG Complaint

File here: https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint"Valve Corporation (Bellevue, WA) profits from games promoting illegal sexual violence, harming consumers. Request investigation under state consumer protection laws."

Keep Fighting and Document Everything for Media (This is also a guide for those reporting this)

Create a public Google Doc titled: “How Steam Protects Rape Games: Evidence” Include:

My/Your ban + Steam’s dismissive responses

Game’s illegal content (blurred but legible)

Links to UK/Australia bans

Email it to journalists

Steam’s Hypocrisy Exposed

Their own Partner Guidelines

"Poor moderation can damage your brand... be transparent and fair." Throw this back at them: "Why does Steam let devs damage your brand by banning critics of illegal content?"

-Steam admitted moderation affects trust (paper trail for lawsuits).

-They escalated internally (my report is now on record).

This is corporate gaslighting. But we're forcing them to respond—and each reply is evidence. Stay relentless.

***UPDATE 3:

I emailed so many people, several reporters, journalists, RAINN, NCOSE, payment processor reports and Washington State AG complaint. Any email I could find. I've lost track at this point, lol.

It's been removed!

I want to take this moment to thank allies who helped (journalists, advocates, fellow reporters). We did it! Thank you!

We got Steam to remove a rape simulator. If you’re fighting abuse in gaming: KEEP GOING. It works.

Today, we were unstoppable.